This Just In: New TPIR MDS Date Set

[bandit_bobby]

I have just learned that barring any outside interruptions, CBS will air the missing TPIR Million Dollar Spectacular on Valentine's Day, February 14th. How sweet it should be.

[Gus]

You know, there is an EDIT button. If you need to make a correction, you don't need to start an ENTIRELY NEW THREAD. I suggest you delete the first thread before someone posts a reply, which if I'm not mistaken, makes it undeleteable.

EDIT (See?): Thank you, Zink.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Gus\' date=\'Jan 19 2006, 03:53 PM\']You know, there is an EDIT button. If you need to make a correction, you don't need to start an ENTIRELY NEW THREAD. I suggest you delete the first thread before someone posts a reply, which if I'm not mistaken, makes it undeleteable.

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Can you even do that? I think only the mods can blow out a new thread.

(It's no biggie, since I have this idiot on ignore, and everyone else should, too.)

[dzinkin]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 19 2006, 06:55 PM\'][quote name=\'Gus\' date=\'Jan 19 2006, 03:53 PM\']You know, there is an EDIT button. If you need to make a correction, you don't need to start an ENTIRELY NEW THREAD. I suggest you delete the first thread before someone posts a reply, which if I'm not mistaken, makes it undeleteable.

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Can you even do that? I think only the mods can blow out a new thread.

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You are correct -- only the mods can blow out a thread, new or otherwise.  Bobby could have edited the first post, but no one who knows Bobby's history should be surprised that he did not.

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Jan 19 2006, 07:03 PM\']Bobby could have edited the first post, but no one who knows Bobby's history should be surprised that he did not.

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Yet, just hours earlier, he wants to call someone out for asking a "stupid question".

[Gus]

Bringing the thread back on topic (not that it ever was), dontchall think it's kinda odd that they're putting it on a Tuesday night? Is that the first time they're doing a PT TPIR on a day other than Saturday (not counting the '86 Specials)?

[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'Gus\' date=\'Jan 19 2006, 07:12 PM\']Bringing the thread back on topic (not that it ever was), dontchall think it's kinda odd that they're putting it on a Tuesday night? Is that the first time they're doing a PT TPIR on a day other than Saturday (not counting the '86 Specials)?

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The 30th anniversary primetime special from Vegas aired on a Thursday night in January 2002. There were a couple other recent primetime shows that aired on Thursday or Friday night IIRC. This upcoming special is the first primetime TPIR special to air on a Tuesday.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'Gus\' date=\'Jan 19 2006, 04:12 PM\']Bringing the thread back on topic (not that it ever was), dontchall think it's kinda odd that they're putting it on a Tuesday night? Is that the first time they're doing a PT TPIR on a day other than Saturday (not counting the '86 Specials)?

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Were I a guessing man, I would say that it's counterprogramming to American Idol.

[TLEberle]

But...isn't the idea to have people watching your network? I grant that completely conceding the timeslot would be silly, but putting up TPIR against a known ratings winner seems silly. And I thought that TPIR did reasonably well on Fridays and Saturdays anyway.

[tvwxman]

Meanwhile, the fact that they're airing this ep in the middle of sweeps is a good clue that CBS wants to see if they can be successful with games again in primetime....esp after Deal/No Deals' run, and the announcement days ago that they're going forward with the game show marathon...

If this does well , expect the GSMarathon  to get a tuesday slot.....and expect games to start slowly migrating back to acceptance for tv execs....

[SplitSecond]

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' date=\'Jan 19 2006, 05:27 PM\']But...isn't the idea to have people watching your network? I grant that completely conceding the timeslot would be silly, but putting up TPIR against a known ratings winner seems silly. And I thought that TPIR did reasonably well on Fridays and Saturdays anyway.
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How much of the Idol Nielsen audience overlaps with the Price Nielsen audience?  If you're up against a juggernaut, you need to find ways to pull audiences from elsewhere.  Until Idol starts getting a 100 rating and a 100 share -- meaning that everybody who owns a television in this country is watching it -- this isn't exactly a zero-sum game.

[mmb5]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jan 19 2006, 07:21 PM\']Were I a guessing man, I would say that it's counterprogramming to American Idol.

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It is also an Olympic night with figure skating, as well.  No need to burn an NCIS against this those two.  Although, the better Olympic matchup that day will be USA-CAN women's curling.  Hurry hard.


--Mike

[bandit_bobby]

If I were CBS, I'd air it at 9PM to avoid dealing with American Idol that night (unless Idol runs 2 hours that night).

[Jimmy Owen]

Whatever the ratings, it's assured that quite a few people will be watching a Fremantle program during that hour.

[TLEberle]

[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' date=\'Jan 19 2006, 07:08 PM\']If I were CBS, I'd air it at 9PM to avoid dealing with American Idol that night (unless Idol runs 2 hours that night).

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[/quote]Which, if you look a couple of posts above yours...

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' date=\'Jan 19 2006, 05:27 PM\']But...isn't the idea to have people watching your network? I grant that completely conceding the timeslot would be silly, but putting up TPIR against a known ratings winner seems silly. And I thought that TPIR did reasonably well on Fridays and Saturdays anyway.

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[/quote]Is exactly what I said. It's very possible that American Idle doesn't skew old.  That's about the only hope TPIR would have, assuming they want to win the night.